At the very last minute I jumped at the opportunity to view another rental property (within the same management company) because of its primo location next to the heart of all the action in Old Town Scottsdale. Trendy clubs and restaurants, art galleries, live music near the waterfront, downtown Tempe (the Mill Ave District), downtown Phoenix, not to mention the convenience of having the airport within close proximity.

The rent is slightly higher (still not bad compared to Northern Virginia) and the apartments are underwhelming. Sure, it’s spacious, but it doesn’t have that – how do I put it? – zen vibe you get from my soon-to-be-residence (I’m going to be living in the kind of place that inspires wind chimes and miniature herb gardens). The community itself is small and large dogs are allowed (no, I’m not thinking Pumpkin could get eaten, I’m thinking of myself and dogs bark). The pool area and weight room basically suck. And parking? Forget garages. There are none That just means more poles jumping out at you. It’s also directly adjacent to…construction. And it feels way more suburban than the other complex which is twenty miles northeast.

But it’s all about location, right? My boyfriend wants me to stick to the original plan and concurred that booking a cheap hotel for those drunken nights out is a good strategy. In my case that could be costly.

I have until tomorrow to decide. What should I do?